After a friend said ‘I don’t feel very good’, Logan said: ‘You never stand next to a dead guy?’ before laughing.

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Logan removed the video after a day. As his name began trending worldwide on Twitter, he shared a statement on Twitter, apologising for not using his ‘power’ responsibly.

He wrote: ‘Where do I begin…

‘Let’s start with this – I’m sorry.

‘This is a first for me. I’ve never faced criticism like this before, because I’ve never made a mistake like this before. I’m surrounded by good people and believe I can make good decisions, but I’m still a human being. I can be wrong.

‘I didn’t do it for views. I get views. I did it because I thought I could make a positive ripple on the internet, not cause a monsoon of negativity. That’s never the intention. I intended to raise awareness for suicide and suicide prevention and while I thought “if this video saves just ONE life, it’ll be worth it”, I was misguided by shock and awe, as portrayed in the video. I still am.’

Logan continued: ‘I do this shit every day. I made a 15 minute TV show EVERY SINGLE DAY for the past 460+ days. One may understand that it’s easy to get caught up in the moment without fully weighing up the ramifications.

‘I’m often reminded of how big a reach I truly have and which great power comes great responsibility… for the first time in my life I’m regretful to say I handled that power incorrectly. It won’t happen again.

Many people are calling for Logan’s channel to be removed from YouTube, while also questioning why the website allowed the video to be uploaded. While the face of the body was blurred out, the video zoomed in on him multiple times and even included a shot of him in the video thumbnail.

Many also noted that many LGBT videos have been reportedly demonetised on YouTube, while this video was permitted.

Logan, who is the older brother of fellow YouTube star Jake, has over 15 million subscribers on YouTube.